I, Joseph Minty, of Durrels Arm, Twillingate, South Side
[Island] in the Northern District of the island of Newfoundland make
this my last will and testament while in the possession of sound
mind and memory this eighteenth day of October in the year of our
Lord 1909. I give, devise and bequeath my estate and property real
and personal in the following manner.
[1]. I give and devise onto my son Herbert Minty to my property
consisting of dwelling house and furniture, outhouses, waterside
premises fishing property, stage stores etc. etc..
[2]. I give and bequeath unto my son Herbert Minty all money
than I may die possessed of.
[3]. All the rest residue and remainder I give devise and bequeath
unto my son Herbert Minty for his sole use and benefit forever.
[4]. My son Herbert Minty is to allow my wife to live peaceably
in my house and so far as is in his power to contribute towards her
support, that is so long as she remains my widow and remains on my
property. But should she marry again or leave the [my] home she forfeits
all claim upon my son Herbert or my property. I hereby appoint
and constitute Charles White, Notary Public, to be the executor
of this my last will and testament and hereby revoke all other wills
by me made. In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand this eighteenth
day of October 1909 A.D. Joseph his X mark Minty - signed
in the presence of George Gray. Marianne White. Charles White.

(Listed in the margin next to this will the following)
Fiat
Nov. 7/18
Kent J.
Probate
Nov. 15/18
granted
to Chas
White
Estate
sworn at
$510.00

Note: The wills in those will books are NOT actual wills.
They are hand-written copies of a, "last will and testament," written
by the court clerk, after the death of the testator, when the executor
presented them to the court for probate. The court clerk didn't list
the signatures at the bottom, he (or she) just put them in the book
in whatever order they were in, on the original document, no spacing
most of the time, no punctuation. The originals were kept by the executor.

We who have typed these wills, have made every effort to include
all the errors that were on the microfilm, in order to avoid destroying
the integrity of the originals, where ever they may be.